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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commonalty of the town of Portsmouth. King and council. The commonalty request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/160/7979
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This record is about the Commonalty of the town of Portsmouth. King and council. The commonalty request that... dating from [c. 1326-c. 1332] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/160/7979
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1326-c. 1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commonalty of the town of Portsmouth.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The commonalty request that good men be ordained to enquire of the location of the staple in Hampshire and in the adjoining counties as it has been ordained that it be at Southampton but it of greater ease to the commonalty if it resides at Winchester as it has done until now.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.2) Because it was ordained by common council that the staple should be held at Winchester, let it be held there.
- Places mentioned
- Portsmouth, [Hampshire]
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Winchester, [Hampshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1326-32 as it is part of a lengthy dispute concerning the location of the staple in Hampshire. The staple was established at Winchester in 1326-8, but further ordinances were published on 16 September 1332 (CPR 1330-4, pp.362-3).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a petition defending the location of the staples see SC 8/64/3196
For another petition complaining of the location of the staple see SC 8/155/7725
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210171/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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